Corporate Lawyer - Emphasis on IT StartUps, IPRs, Regulatory, Real Estate, Litigation & Arbitation.

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Ipsita Raajshree
Mobile: +91-8828034076 and +91-8050003457. E-mail: ipsita.raajshree@gmail.com
SEEKING ASSIGNMENT IN: LEGAL MANAGERIAL -CORPORATE
Professional Summary::
 LL.B ~ LL.M ~ Bachelor of Corporate Secretaryship (B.CS.) ~ PGDIPR ~ Dip.M&A.
 Currently Assistant Manager, Locon Solutions Private Limited [& subsidiaries].
 Previously: Bangalore International Airport [GVK Group], Bangalore.
 Previously as Consultant at: Atman Law Partners, Bangalore, Euronet Services India Pvt. Ltd.,
Mumbai & Kennametal India Limited, Bangalore.
Milestones::
 Instrumental in Kennametal India Limited achieve award for – Best Safety and EHS practices, in
compliance with Environmental Health Safety Law, by Government of Karnataka.
 Instrumental in recovery of damages due to Euronet Services India (P.) Ltd. on non-compliance
with projected Business Agreement with an MNC Bank.
 Successfully secured bails and injunctions on behalf of Atman Law partners at noted arguments in
Criminal & Civil cases.
Core Competencies::
Functional Areas in Laws:
1) Corporate Laws: Law of Contracts, ADRs, Industrial & Commercial Laws of India, Competition
laws, Conveyancing, FEMA, SEBI, Banking, Civil, Criminal, Company (1956
& 2013) & all related Laws at experience industry.
2) IPR’s: Good understanding of IPRs. Adept in enforcement and support at various
stages of acquisition of all IPRs.
3) Procedural Laws: Good proficiency and working knowledge of CPC, Cr.P.C.
Technical
Research Tools: Proficient in Web-enabled research and all online & offline research tools.
Excellent in MS Word, good working knowledge of MS Excel and PPT.
Strengths: Excellent in Drafting, Legal concepts, Interpretation, Risk Analysis, Oral
representations, Negotiations, Administration, target oriented multi-tasking
and working in cross functional teams.
CAREER CONTOUR::
Presently::
Assistant Manager: Locon Solutions Private Limited|www.Housing.com & Subsidiaries:
09th
June-2015.
1. Draft & vet various Business to Business Operations & Business Agreements-Templates, Engagement
Annexures - for Business/Marketing/promotional/Advertisement, Online Terms of Service, Terms of
Privacy Policy & Statement, MSA templates, JV Agreements/MoU for Partnerships, Business Transfer:
GPAs, Mergers, Acquisitions, ESOPs regime, oversee Capital Infusions, Transactions & Shareholder
Agreements-SSA-SHA, Settlement Agreements, Loan & Financing Agreements, Escrow, Banking Services
agreements, BGs’, Nodal a/c subscription Agreement, Admin-HR, Complex Commercial Annexures,
Addendums, Amendments, Professional Engagement & Employment Agreements, Lease/Rental/Leave &
License, Software services, Operations-CRM Agreements, Product Agreements, Term Sheets, Work
Orders and Services Agreements - for the benefit of all business verticals of Locon and subsidiaries as a
dynamic website and Marketplace start-up in Real Estate sector - for Housing.com and subsidiaries pan
India business transactions in coordination with GC.
2. Negotiate broker and administer settlements, deals and formulate exits or resolve legal issues that arise
in existing commercial relationships. Conduct & provide Standard Operating Procedures, Succession
Planning, assess & review legal qualification of new locations/ventures/businesses, Risk profiling, Educate
& train verticals w.r.t. various FEMA Laws & applicable binding and prohibitive regulations, provide
practical legal advices & procedure to Management and Board of Investors including the GC, CEO and
CFO on detailed due-diligence, Summary Legal Opinion on viability of doing Businesses in new and/or
existing areas of the Company - drawing concerted references and extracts from latest Legislations,
Notifications, Circulars, Bye-Laws, Rules, Regulations, Ordinances, Amendments in Laws of country
enabling, prohibiting, amending or editing scopes of businesses of Locon& subsidiaries.
3. Drive and oversee filing and initiation of registration of all IPRs of the Company. Draft / vet-approve
applications to Registry, Technology / Domain transfer Agreements, conduct Patent & Trademark status
searches, engage & brief counsels on all matters w.r.t. Copyright, patent, trademark files of the Company.
Provide evidences of prior usage, inputs, corrections and guidance to IPR counsel as per executive
decisions.

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4. Enforce compliance of the company & sister website activities under Copyright Act, 1957, Information
Technology Act, 2000 & IT Amendment Act 2008 and Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 1998 [DMCA],
laws of perjury and other applicable international laws.
5. Draft/vet various Notices & replies thereto – Namely viz. Refunds of monies, Transfer of Funds,
Completing pending deliverables, Violations of Agreement, Terminations of contract, Amendments etc.
Notice to protect IPRs viz., Passing-off, infringement, Cease & Desist, Objections-Oppositions etc.
6. Draft, vet, edit, customize and advise & negotiate all NDAs executed or entered into for business
negotiations, transactions or JV/deal explorations including but not limited to of JV, knowledge sharing
& collaboration, funding, investment, mergers, acquisitions etc. while keeping in mind each exceptional
natures of transaction happening under them.
7. Completed Pan-India Infrastructure & Operations estd. properties Due-Diligence, Negotiations - Security
Deposit, Lock-In, Amenities & Privileges, provide correct stamp & registration values. Completed
arbitration proceedings, complied Garnishee Orders of HC & achieved profitable closure of disputed
License basis Executive decision.
8. Manage, direct, execute; advise and guide all Litigations in all stages per consultation with GC – avoiding&
minimizing costs & implications therefrom.
9. Discuss, debriefs & liaise with cross-functional inter-departmental teams & verticals on all new business
proposals, ventures and related legal-notifications, laws & regulatory updates achieving & directing
compliances thereto in their execution to all new business plans.
10. Provide legal guidance and updates w.r.t Company Laws. Provided and guided establishment of Legal
and Secretarial compliance & management system by a dedicated software thereon per agendas of the
Board-Management & GC. Provide active assistance in research, updates, formation of Legal opinion,
discussion & exploration of an external legal opinion rendered; molding the management decisions.
Operationalize and develop best practice for legal aspects of commercial & contractual matters to
safeguard the company from exposure. Specialized inputs in secretarial drafts, circulars, issue-notices,
consents and other secretarial procedural functions in consultation with CS and PCS.
11. Lead, Conduct and provide Legal trainings and updates and put across effective communications ensuring
compliances by the employees, Board and the Management.
Sr.Executive: Bangalore International Airport Limited | GVK Group. | Nov, 2013 – 08th
June,
2015
1. Draft, vet, negotiate Agreements (Engg. & Maintenance, Construction, Projects, IT & Communication
Dpt., Commercial & Marketing Dptt., HR, Facilities, Procurement & Supply chain Agreements etc.).
Renewals, Addendums, Novation, Infrastructure Finance Agreements RFP, RFQ, Tenders, LoE among
rest. Extrapolate business decisions as per Company policy between home stakeholders and Service
providers in variety Provide original, event requirement based solutions and Legal opinions to heads and
Executive-Management.
2. Negotiate and advise on new-projects aiming at multi-functional, cross-subsidized deal striking with
various government departments, concessionaires, private vendors and business entities in discharge of
development, finance, construction operation and management of the Greenfield Airport.
3. Manage supervise and reply or redirect R.T.I. Applications directed to the Company from public or those
redirected from Airport Authority of India or Local & Regional Office of C.I.S.F of relevant states.
4. Draft, vet, research, track, follow-up, advice and support on all litigation in Karnataka and at SC Delhi,
in preparedness wrt my Legal opinion, safeguarding company’s’ interests aiming at fastest redressal
methods. Apply Judgments, Laws, Rules and legal Regulations in company’s best interest.
5. Advise and liaise with advocates to draft WS, Writs, Appeals, Replies, Defenses, MIS, Crl.Petitions and
course of actions aiming at speedy settlement or closure.
6. Facilitate, drive and represent BIAL’s interests at all Alternative Dispute Redressals’ ongoing with various
parties at Arbitrations/Conciliations. Map, gauge and arrive at settlements.
7. Script responses for consultation Papers on DGCA and AAI draft Bills and Amendments to Aviation laws.
Track all new Rules, notifications orders from Bureau of Civil Aviation & Security (BCAS), Ministry of Civil
Aviation (MoCA), Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MoCA) and Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA),
derive, deduce, consolidate, brief HoD and all stakeholders of changes, implications and necessary
direction further in Legal & Business plan.
8. Successfully manage team knowledge wrt industry specific laws; keep team abreast with periodic
trainings, PPTs and group seminars; manage all contracts in its lifecycle and guide departments for
correct documentation practices in light of liabilities of confidentiality and compliance on company.
Advocate | Associate, Atman Law Partners, Bangalore| 1st
Dec, 2012-Oct, 2013
1. Draft, vet, negotiate and finalize all non-litigation contracts, business agreements, MoUs, settlement
agreements for corporate clients. Drafts Writs, WS, plaints, suits, objections and various motions and
filings at HC, Civil Court, Consumer Court and other Fora at Bangalore.

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2. Argue Court matters daily and independently or as assist to senior counsels at all hearings & arguments
for corporate, civil and criminal litigation at HC, Civil, Magistrate Court, Family, KAT, Consumer Forum
and Lokayukta Court of Bengaluru.
3. Conducted independent and assisted Client briefing & counselling of individual and corporate clients.
Conduct meetings, co-ordinate and liaise with clients for drafts/agreements or litigation at various fora.
4. Tender Legal Opinions to Companies and to due diligence reports on Real Estate projects & Land to
Developers & Banks; draft sale, rent, lease & mortgage deeds, advice on inclusion/ exception of relevant
clauses.
5. Facilitate Presiding Officer in Arbitration proceedings as a host Venue, support proceedings with data,
Party Management, Session oversee, discussions, dispute resolution plan of the mediation & settlement.
6. Research for Legal Opinions and to buttress pleadings & Court-arguments with judgments, repeals, Laws
Rules, Amendments, Notifications, Ordinances and Bills. Update Firm database and provide colleagues
and seniors with same for future references.
7. Dealt in various laws including Company Act 1956, Trademark & Copyright Act, Legal Metrology and
Drugs and Cosmetics Act, COFEPOSA, SARFAESI Act, POCA, Cr.PC, IPC, CPC, Karnataka Land Laws, IT
Act,
8. Maintain live communication lines of updates, with all clients, convey emergent details, retrieve and
collude same from and with them ensuring readiness of instruction and updates in order for next actions.
Legal Consultant, [for Adv.D.Karambkar & Associates] at Euronet Services India Pvt. Ltd.,
Mumbai [NBFC] | 22nd
Nov, 2011- 30th
Nov, 2012
1. Draft, vet Business and Commercial Agreements, statement/scope of work/Service Level Agreements,
Addendums, Amendments, Deed of Novation, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Non-Solicit and Non-Compete
Agreements, Master Services Agreements, Tripartite Agreements, Software License Agreements,
Statement/Scope Of Work, Order Forms, Undertakings, Letters of Intent, Bank Guarantees,
Memorandums of Understanding, and business proposals. Finalize operational terms after multi-partite
discussions.
2. Draft & vet Lease deeds, Leave and License agreements, Indemnities, Notices, Replies and like for all
field deployments and live projects.
3. Finalize proposals and conduct negotiations for financials, TATs, SOW, deliverables, margins on
downtime, support, maintenance and related attached services – with Banks, Mobile Operators and
Business Partners- DTH service providers, Retailers and Merchants – assess viability and Legality of
projects with simultaneous inter-departmental coordination in Compliance with International and
domestic Rules, Laws and obligations.
4. Negotiate Business Agreement with various Clients and Business Partners targeting consensus;
individually or assist to the Head-Legal.
5. Due diligence and review constitutional documents & verification (MoA, AoA, Company Incorporation
Certificate, BR, ST, IT, Partnership Deed, PAN, Shop & Establishment Certificate, ESI, EPF, PSARA &
Guard Board Licenses etc.) of all business entities, contracting parties and proposed partners prior to
contracting: requisitions depending on the nature of entity (Limited, Private Co., Partnership firm, Limited
Liability Partnership firm or a Proprietor).
6. Coordinate with Government Authorities viz. RBI, National Financial Switch, FIPB – channel & procure
advance licenses perquisites for Business operations. Negotiation and compliance initiatives for business
ventures: new and revised wrt Non – Banking Financial Companies- making Euronet compliant with all
new Regulations.
7. Draft notices and replies, written statements, counters, appeals; review and vet all litigation matters viz.
and draft replies of appointed advocates prior to filing.
8. Supervise actions on all civil and criminal complaints with appointed attorneys. Liaise with external legal
counsels. Risk analysis-mitigation-and control, for all India operations of Euronet.
9. Conduct compliance review of Board meetings, resolutions and AGMs and policy matters related to IPR,
IT and Corporate governance & procedures of the company and assist in Contract lifecycle management.
Legal Consultant [for BCP Labor Lawyers]: at Kennametal India Limited, Bangalore June,
2011-Oct, 2011
1. Manage execution, vetting, drafting, renewal and approve Contracts, Agreements and arrangements with
Liaison agents, Distributors, Sales Representatives, Vendors, Graduate Engineering trainees, contractual
service providers; Lease Deeds, Power of Attorneys, Deeds of IPR Assignment, Worldwide Deed of Patent
Assignment inter alia for all, primary and ancillary purposes.
2. Responsible for Project Execution and establishment of new factory support unit - Drills Regrinding Center
at Pune, for end-mills in contractual relationship with supplementary support provider parties- Draft
Project Agreement, Lease Deed, Procurement of Shop & Establishment Registration, Factory Registration
and Maharashtra State Pollution Control Board clearances among others.
3. Advisor for Legal, Statutory & Regulatory obligations-Manufacturing, Factory and IT and sales units of
Kennametal and oversee and comply with external Audit and compliance pan India.

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4. Strategize Execute, coordinate, review and verify litigations w.r.t. Kennametal with aid and consultation
of the appointed Advocates & Law Firms.
5. Advisor Corporate Laws-for Legal and Company Secretarial compliances in a Limited Company-including
Factories Act, Legal Metrology Act, Comprehensive Manufacturing Factory Unit & Labor Laws etc. Risk
mitigation advice, to diverse-functional teams on Environment Health Standards, Security, Company Law
and ensure compliance to all regulatory Rules and new Regulations, Government Compliances, Finance
and Tax, Labor & Employment, Privacy, and Regulatory issues.
6. Ensure documentary support for all inter-state transportation of manufactured goods, tools and machinery
and raw materials.
EDUCATION
1. B.A.LL.B, from Bangalore Institute of Legal Studies, Bangalore University. 2006-11
[Topped class of 9th
and 10th
Semesters, LL.B in - Administrative Law, Law of Arbitration &
Conciliation, Intellectual Property Rights and Karnataka Land and Ceiling Laws.]
2. Bachelor in Corporate Secretaryship [BCS], Pondicherry University [A Central University]. 2006-09
3. Master in Business Laws [LL.M], Kuvempu University, 2011-13.
Professional Diploma Certifications Received
4. Post Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights [PGDIPR], National Law School of India
University (NLSIU), Bangalore, 2011.
5. Diploma in Corporate Mergers and Acquisition [Dip.M&A], ASCL Bangalore, 2009.
Seminars & Training Programs
 Domestic Inquiry & Disciplinary procedures: in a Company & Corporate body, Sept 2010: KEA.
 Seminar on IPRs: Brain League Intellectual Property Services & IIM, March 2009.
 Two seminars: Manupatra : Better Legal Research Methodology using their website: March & April
2016.
References
 Prashant Parastekar ~ Head Legal, India ~ Euronet Services India Pvt.Ltd.Mumbai ~
prashant.parastekar@euronetwordwide.com ~ +91-9920222946
 Jagdish P. Rajguru ~ V.P. Legal ~ Bangalore International Airport Limited ~
jagdish.rajguru@bialairport.com +91-9538882030
 Adv.Chinmay J. Mirji ~ Partner Atman Law ~ chinmay.mirji@atmanlaw.com ~ +91-9880588895
Co-Curricula’s: National Seminars, Moots & Research Papers
 Winner-Research Paper and Seminar on “Banking & Securitization Acts of India & its Impact” by
Credit Card Holders Association of India-August, 2010, Bangalore.
 Co-Author Research Paper on “Transfer Pricing Regulation in India-A Comparative Study on Its
Confluence & Conflict-In India, OECD and Other Countries” at: All India Nani Palkhiwala Research
Paper Submission, October-2009.
 Governing Committee Coordinator & member on merit: Panel of National Mooters’ Association, BILS.
 Lead, Quarter Finalist of the IVth
Justice B.R. Sawhney, National Moot Court Competitions at NALSAR
Hyderabad, from 7th
-10th
October 2010 | Lead, Quarter-finalist -XIII National Moot Court
Competitions, University Law College, Bangalore. 13th
-15th
February 2009 | Lead team ranking 11th
-
National Moot Court Competition, Raisoni College of Law, and Nagpur 22nd
-24th
February, 2008 |
Team Participation: “Model Parliament”- YMCA, Bangalore, December 2006.
Firms interned & trained at:
Link Legal Law Associates: March & April 2011 | Karnataka Employers Association-Labor Laws-Sr.
Adv. B.C. Prabhakar: 2010 | SC-Sr. Counsel & ASG (Retd). Amrendra Sharan: 2010 | Banana IP
{then Brain League Intellectual Property Services]: 2009 | Karnataka State Human Rights
Commission: 2009 | Singhania & Co.: 2008 | Sr. Adv. Jagat Kishore Verma, Solicitor, High Court,
Ranchi: 2008] | Holla & Holla Associates: 2007].
Beyond Curriculum
 Reading Books; playing Basketball Ball.
Personal Dossier
Nationality: Indian.
Languages Known: Excellent proficiency in English and Hindi.
Working knowledge of Kannada.